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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Members of the Second Dáil - Séamus Dwyer

(James J) Séamus Dwyer (c.1882 – 20 December 1922) was an Irish politician. He was elected unopposed at the 1921 elections for the Dublin County constituency as a Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) in the 2nd Dáil. He voted in favour of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. He stood as a pro-Treaty Sinn Féin candidate at the 1922 general election but was not elected.

He was shot dead at his shop in Rathmines on 20 December 1922.

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